NameNo.PosSeasons playedGamesStarts
Ryan Nece 58 LB 2002-07 85 35
CollegeHeightWeightDate of birth
UCLA 6-3 224 24-Feb-79
How acquiredHow left
Undrafted free agent 2002 Camp cut 2008
Spent six seasons with the Bucs, two of which were as a starting strong-side linebacker. Lost his starting role to Cato June in 2007 but returned there for the play-off game against the Giants and once again returned to his role as one of the mainstays of the special teams' squads. Used that route as his method into the NFL when he made the team as an undrafted free agent in the Super Bowl season. His father is Hall of Famer Ronnie Lott. Released in the final roster cutdown in 2008 and played one further season in Detroit before retiring from the game.
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2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
GamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStartsGamesStarts
8 0 15 10 16 0 16 14 15 11 15 0

Interceptions
Season No. Yards Avg LG TD
2003 1 2 2.0 2 0
2004 1 2 2.0 2 0
Total 2 4 2.0 2 0
Tackles
Season Solo Asst Total
2002 1 1 2
2003 37 33 70
2004 0 2 2
2005 48 56 104
2006 52 41 93
2007 3 2 5
Total 141 135 276
Special Teams' Tackles
Season Solo Asst Total
2002 9 2 11
2003 5 3 8
2004 13 3 16
2005 8 7 15
2006 3 3 6
2007 11 5 16
Total 49 23 72
Passes Defensed
Season No.
2003 2
2004 1
2005 1
2006 2
Total 6
Sacks
Season No.
2005 2.0
2006 1.5
Total 3.5